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. 2023 Aug 15:33:e01871.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01871. eCollection 2023.

Cutaneous anthrax causing periorbital cellulitis - A rare entity in current era

Dipankar Pal  1 , Adrian Keith Noronha  1 , Selwyn Selva Kumar D  2
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Cutaneous anthrax causing periorbital cellulitis - A rare entity in current era

Dipankar Pal et al. IDCases. .
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Fig. 1
Immunohistochemical staining showed bacilliform antigen (red arrows) stained with anti-Bacillus anthracis cell wall antibody (Magnification - X250).
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
A) Baseline image showing extensive cellulitis of right periorbital area and area of skin biopsy marked with arrow, B) After one month of therapy - cellulitis resolved with 2.5 * 1.5 cm scab below the right eye, C) Image after 2 months of therapy - complete resolution of cellulitis and scab fallen off.
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